Tuna are a different ball game!

Striper pro Chuck Many took a day this week to see how many different species his crew could catch from His Tyman out of Highlands ,but followed that with a tuna trip that ended with an empty spinning reel. As he noted, “This is what happens when you take a knife to a gun fight.”

NYC Capt. John McMurray says there are so many school bluefins within his range that they can be counted on — though much bigger ones keep jumping on the lighter tackle which usually results in a break-off after a long fight.

Capt. Ron Santee Jr. had a new monthly fluke leader for the third time this week during Friday’s trip on his Fishermen from Atlantic Highlands. Frank not only caught six keeper-size fluke, but topped his catch with an 8 13/16-pounder. Due to lack of drift, Ron had to work the throttles all day — though that worked out well by being able to work small spots.

The White Marlin Invitational ended yesterday. There’s not much info on their site, but it appears that Fishin’ Fever maintained it’s first day catch which included bigeyes of 204.5 and 175.5 pounds. Other tuna caught were under 60 pounds. Business led in White Marlin release points.

A small craft advisory is up through late Sunday night. That is primarily due to the large swell with seas of 4-8-feet. The forecast is for southeast winds at 10-15 knots plus gusts to 20 and possible showers or thunderstorms.